State and Local Officials Push for Alternatives to SOL Testing

WAYNESBORO-Rather than taking another Virginia-mandated Standards of Learning test, what if a student could show his or her mastery of a subject with a definitive essay or portfolio of work on the subject.

Area educators are now devising strategies for their students based on Tuesday's state accreditation ratings that were tabulated from last year's SOL testing. The educators' interest continues on the work of an SOL Innovation Committee that has recommended alternative assessments.